HOROWHENUA SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1661, 30 January 1913, Page 8

HOROWHENUA SHOW.

■'.'■ ■ , — ♦- — : THE OPENING.. ■t- PROGRESS OF THE DISTRICT. • The seventh annual show of the Horowhenua Agricultural and (Pastoral Association was held'on the Levin racecourse yesterday. The .weather was excellent, and the attendance very satisfactory. The' entries in the -stock .classes wero greater .in, number' than the entries for previous shows.. . : "■ ■ fl'he show was 'formally, opened by Mr. ■Wi'H. Field, patron of the association. The president of-the association, Mr. .JoW Kebbcll,.who introduced Mr. Field, said that''the Plime Minister had.given ';a conditional promise to open the show,, but now found that he was unable to be present; Mr. Massey had .arranged with the Hon. H. D.'Bell to take his'place', but as Mr. Bell-had to i attend a, meeting of- the, New 'Zealand Institute,' ho .also was unable to perform flie ceremony.. So. ;Mr. .Field:'had been 'asked to. fprmally ;

open!the show. .-■.'-.'; • •'\ ' - ; Mrj Field said that hs was sure that if the Hon. Mr. Bell could have been pre T sent, he would have been. However,.it w'as an ill-wiiifl.that blew nobody good, and the absence o'f the .Minister gave the speaker and Mrs. Field an opportunity ol being amongst old friends again.. , The district, ho. observed,. •' still went uhead, 'even'though- Jie' w,as no, longer its'reprei seiitative. - The.ttirtnksvpf the community' were, diie ;■ to. the Association .for; arranging such an excellent, ex-, lliib'itioiieVcry year'.'. Much had been done iin the Way of improving .the district, but a great-deal'Teiuained: to be accomplish;ed; much of the-land was still unfafined.' It behoved everyone to dp. their utmost Ho .promote' closer settlement., ,-Thenui-. saiice'ofi sand drift/destroying ■land had ,' : to be, fought!: ..He.belie'yed that the present Government were sincere in;this.ihatfer,. and the. rleoplo ■of Levin -should.' not. relax' their..efforts -until the trouble had), .been overcome. : ; A/better train'service to* 'Wellington was heeded,' lino ■to .the city, should be aimed .'at.';.- Other /things,were .wanted, and <he 'advised .thepeople to\"keep. moving*" , ; ! :V '--~; Up to the present, continued Mr. Field,', nothing much hadbcen donoih the'mat-, <ter\ of agricultural,'education, and : tho ; present Government was one which' ho be-' lieved would tackle, the matter in.earn-! est. An !.igricultural : college .was needed, arid (the Wereroa Farm,' was. the /.proper centre of > the North; Island ; for a'central 'agricultural''.college. .'Levin had lost the dairy school, Avhicli had .been promised-it,. ; and an 1 ■ agricultural-' college should ceri tainly l be there: ■'!. In conclusion Mr...Field', wished the 'association all .prosperity, -'v. '•.-."'•',' .;'' : .'-;-'- v 'i.'-" r , -. ■/■'':' ■-<'■